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Across global queer activism and literature from the social sciences and humanities, the impact of empires on the regulation of sexuality and gender is an emergent theme. While there has been a considerable focus on British colonial criminal law, there is a need to investigate and compare the diverse forms of power and control adopted across the histories of European empires. In Colonialisms and Queer Politics, Sonia Corr獪, Gustavo Gomes da Costa, and Matthew Waites provide a groundbreaking comparative analysis of empires and colonialities with respect to sexuality and gender diversity. Including contributions from an international team of authors, chapters focus on eleven empires: Portuguese, Spanish, British, French, Dutch, Ottoman, Russian, Belgian, German, Italian, and United States. Starting from the fifteenth century, authors explore how colonial racial hierarchies, gender norms, and heteronormativity structured relations between colonizing and colonized societies. The chapters r

The Oxford Handbook of Russian Poetry brings together forty original chapters by scholars, critics, and poets from across North America, Russia, and Europe, offering a wide-ranging account of the Russian poetic tradition from the early modern period to the present. Responding to evolving critical priorities and the expanded sense of Russian poetic practice in recent decades, the Handbook aims not to settle the canon but rather to model a range of approaches to poetic history. Chapters are attentive to rupture, reinvention, and literature's changing social and institutional conditions. In particular, the volume engages with an increasingly complex understanding of Russian twentieth-century literature-one that treats, separately and together, censored, uncensored, and 幦igr?writing, and that engages with multilingualism and rapidly shifting cultural boundaries. Collectively, the contributions consider texts both well-known and newly recovered, metropolitan and diasporic, official and unde

The Bible tells its story about leaders and leadership in terms of three socio-political axes: by domain (familial and public); by gender (male and female); and by position (socio-political heads such as warriors and kings versus intermediaries such as prophets and diviners). The Bible only rarely idealizes Israel's leaders, such as Moses and David. Instead, it emphasizes the impact of the family on both family leaders and public leaders. This book initially focuses on Genesis, with a look at a major moment in the life of three great family ancestors: Abraham, Rebecca and Jacob. The second part of the book focuses on public leaders, particularly prophets, warriors and kings and the parallels between warrior commissions and stories of prophetic calls that suggest an interconnected literary relationship. Finally, the book highlights four features that inform the stories discussed in this book: authorship, attractiveness, authority, and anonymity. Profiles in Family and Public Leadership

《數據倉庫與數據挖掘》主要介紹數據倉庫和數據挖掘技術的基本原理和應用方法。全書共分為12章，主要內容包括數據倉庫的概念與體系結構、數據倉庫的數據存儲與處理、數據倉庫系統的設計與開發、關聯規則、數據分類、數據聚類、貝葉斯網絡、粗糙集、神經網絡、遺傳算法、統計分析、文本和Web挖掘。《數據倉庫與數據挖掘》既重視理論知識的講解，又強調應用技能的培養。每章首先介紹算法的主要思想和理論基礎，之後利用算法去解決實例中給出的任務，而且對於數據倉庫的組建方法和多數章節中的數據挖掘算法，書中都使用Microsoft SQL Server 2019進行了操作實現。通過對具體實例的學習和實踐，使讀者掌握數據倉庫和數據挖掘中必要的知識點，達到學以致用的目的。《數據倉庫與數據挖掘》每章均配有習題，習題豐富，可以幫助讀者進一步掌握和鞏固所學知識。此外，本書提供多媒體教學課件和習題參考答案，讀者可到清華大學出版社網站下載。本書可作為高等學校計算機及相關專業本科生、研究生“數據倉庫和數據挖掘”課程的教材，也可供相關領域的廣大科技工作者和高校師生參考。

Of all the characters in the Hebrew Scriptures, none have captured the imagination like David, King of Israel. The Oxford Handbook of King David traces this fascination, from the biblical books of Samuel and Kings, through the common era, the medieval period, and into today. The authors interrogate David in his many biblical guises, including son, father, outlaw, soldier, lover, and king. Authors also situate him amongst a wider cast of characters, including Bathsheba, Solomon, Abigail, and Abner. David's presence in the wider Hebrew Bible and New Testament is also carefully considered along with David's reception in later Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Crucially, this Handbook also delves into the depiction of David's story in the visual, literary, and performing arts over the centuries. His legacy and stories are traced from the paintings of Rembrandt and Rubens, to the sculpture of Bernini, to the music of Handel. Other contributions explore David's literary afterlife, revealing

One touch and your heart is lost, as the hunter becomes the hunted in a dark romantasy from Sunday Times bestselling author, M. A. Kuzniar, for fans of Holly Black and Adalyn Grace.Elka has been banished to the forest by her wicked mother, who rules the city with an iron first. She is cursed to remain there forever unless she takes the hearts of seven men. Six have been slain and a wounded huntsman stumbles across her path, destined to be the seventh. But Kaz is hiding a secret of his own, arriving in the forest with another agenda and as the two get to know one another, passion begins to spark. The magic within the forest is stirring and dark forces threaten to overtake them. Elka must face the ultimate choice: relinquish her destiny or betray her heart? Step into the forest of hearts in this richly imagined take on the Snow White folklore, full of forbidden love, slow burn passion and the promise of true love's kiss. One touch and your heart is lost, as the hunter becomes the hunted

The book addresses the societal and organisational neglect of the over-50 population in the workforce and broader society. It offers transformational insights for career reinvention, strategies for integrating age diversity in organisations and practical tools for leveraging AI alongside human experience.

The Oxford Handbook of Brazilian Cinema brings together innovative chapters that address a wide range of topics relating to cinema and cinema culture in Brazil. Including chapters that focus on the reception and production of films and on how global trends in filmmaking have shaped Brazilian cinema's practices, this Handbook moves beyond a geographically specific notion of national cinema, to ask not what is Brazilian cinema but, rather, what is cinema in Brazil? This question is developed in three sections, "histories," "spaces," and "genres and media." Chapters in the section "Histories" explore diverse trajectories of Brazilian film culture and practices, including film criticism, archival endeavours, black filmmaking and films made during the Covid pandemic. The impact of historical contexts is explored in a conversation with women filmmakers, which delves into the devastating effects of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro on production from a female perspective. The section "Spaces

Young Jim Hawkins is just a boy who dreams of adventure when he suddenly finds a treasure map, which takes him on a voyage of a lifetime. This graphic novel features the classic story of Treasure Island along with original, full-color graphic novel art! A treasure map, a daring voyage, and a crew of colorful characters--this full-color graphic novel adaptation of Treasure Island brings the classic adventure to life with kid-friendly storytelling and adorable, expressive art perfect for young readers. Set sail for a swashbuckling adventure in this bold, family-friendly graphic novel adaptation of Treasure Island! When young Jim Hawkins finds a long-lost map pointing to buried pirate treasure, he joins Captain Smollett and the crew of the Hispaniola on a daring voyage across the sea. But danger strikes when Jim discovers that some of the crew--including the ship's cunning cook, Long John Silver--are plotting a mutiny. With courage, cleverness, and a few surprises, Jim must chart his own

The Oxford Handbook of Ballet Pedagogy offers a comprehensive exploration of contemporary perspectives on teaching and learning ballet, emphasizing the embodied nature of dance and its role in shaping both the student sense of expression and development as an artist. The book positions ballet pedagogy as a dynamic and cross-disciplinary field that transcends traditional separation between practice and theory. It offers a holistic approach that integrates the whole body, identity, and well-being into the learning process. Through five thematic sections-focusing on the whole-dancer, embodied pedagogy, diverse teaching sites, syllabus construction, and ballet as praxis. The volume engages with critical issues such as belonging, access, rigor, syllabus, and excellence within pedagogical practices in the ballet learning space that move beyond the limitations of constructs such as race, gender, and disability. The book challenges entrenched pedagogical hierarchies, offering a vision for the

A close reading of James Baldwin's short story "Sonny's Blues" that provides insight into his life and ideas about art. Tom Jenks's reading of James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" follows a scene-by-scene, sometimes line-by-line, discussion of the pattern by which Baldwin indelibly writes "Sonny's Blues" into the consciousness of readers. It provides ongoing observations of the aesthetics underlying the particulars of the story, with references to Edward P. Jones (whose magnificent story "All Aunt Hagar's Children" bears a knowing relationship to "Sonny's Blues,") to Charlie Parker's music, and to Billie Holiday's "Am I Blue?" and John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" as part of the musical progression Baldwin creates, and with attention to Baldwin's oratorical gifts and the biblical references in the story, to its time structure, characterizations, dramatic action, and, most of all, its totality of effect. Drawing on Baldwin's book-length essay The Fire Next Time, which Baldwin published a deca

Blast off on an outer-space adventure with this colorful interactive guide to our universe! Featuring awe-inspiring illustrations and astonishing facts, this 2nd edition of the classic beginner's reference book introduces young readers to the wonders of our solar system and beyond. Explore the universe and learn everything about space--from Earth to the moon, dwarf planets, galaxies, black holes, and more. Beautifully illustrated with cutting-edge photography and artists' renditions, this Little Kids First Big Book contains expert-reviewed profiles that showcase all the different objects in our galactic neighborhood. Readers of all ages will appreciate fact-checked, kid-friendly explanations of concepts like space travel and black holes. Inside you'll find: More than 100 illustrations and photographs of things found in outer spaceThe latest developments in space explorationSimple text for reading aloud or beginner readersQuestions in each chapter that encourage interactive learningTips

For more than a century, America's sports stadiums have evolved from modest, private ballparks into billion-dollar play-palaces for the rich-built increasingly on the backs of taxpayers. Government commitments to major-league venues are approaching $50 billion, and a looming wave of new construction threatens to double public outlays by the end of the next decade. Elected leaders justify the massive subsidies by arguing that stadiums are economic catalysts, despite overwhelming evidence that sports venues are unwise public investments. Why does this keep happening? The refrain is always the same: This one will be different. The Atlanta Braves's Truist Park in Cobb County, Georgia is the latest example. Marketed as a game-changing mixed-use development that would create a year-round economic hub, the project has fallen far short of its boosters' lofty projections-just like all the venues that came before it. In This One Will Be Different, sports economist J.C. Bradbury draws from decade

Counseling Today uses relatable, real scenarios and helpful learning aids to introduce current research, controversial topics, and authentic counseling stories. It encourages you to become a reflective practitioner, thinking about how your own personality, beliefs, values, and experiences influence how you look at the world as you consider your own development as a future professional. The 3rd Edition offers a new layout and organization, new Ethical Alerts, features to support the 2024 CACREP Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice Standards, and much more.

The first volume of the Mt. Lykaion Studies series introduces readers to the famous Arkadian sanctuaries of Zeus and Pan at Mt. Lykaion, a site renowned in antiquity as the birthplace of Zeus. First excavated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the Archaeological Society of Athens, the site has been the focus of renewed interest since 2004 under the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, a Greek-American synergasia. This volume offers an overview of the historical and contemporary campaigns, illustrating the site's immense importance from antiquity to the present through its archaeological, literary, and epigraphic evidence. A comprehensive geological study of Mt. Lykaion and the surrounding region reveals the impact of this dramatic environment on the site's development, a sacred landscape that continues to shape the activities and attitudes of residents and visitors today. The breadth of perspectives collected in this volume's nine chapters vividly illustrate the mytholo

Ancient Macedonia is often synonymous with Alexander the Great. After all, his conquests stretched the Macedonian Empire thousands of miles wide, and during his reign Macedonia was without equal. Alexander and his father, Philip II, who raised Macedonia to superpower status, still dominate our perceptions of this ancient kingdom and empire. Macedonian kings before Philip and Alexander are often portrayed as their opposites--weak and ineffectual--but this book proves that this is a mistake. While Macedonia under the Argead Kings covers the reigns of Philip, Alexander, and his immediate successors, it takes an even closer look at what life was like in Macedonia before its most famous rulers. While the literary evidence speaks of Macedonia's internal disunity during this period, as well as its dynastic upheavals, it is important to note that the authors of this literature were often Greeks, who had very different perspectives of what their enemies, the Macedonians, were like. This book su

Join the new category of leaders who are taking a stand for a better way of working, by becoming an AI-driven leader.The difference between growing your business and going out of business is your ability to think strategically.The problem is, most leaders are stuck in the operational weeds, struggling to find the time to make better strategic decisions. This challenge is only heightened by the rise of AI. While you know AI is the future, current demands leave you with no time to explore its benefits. Meanwhile, your competition is gaining an edge by integrating AI. The time to act is now.In The AI-Driven Leader, you'll learn how to:· Escape operational overwhelm and lead with strategic clarity· Collapse the time it takes to turn data into decisions· Transform your decision-making with AI for strategic advantage· 10x the impact of every employee· Apply real-world examples and prompts to get immediate resultsYou know AI matters, but you're not using it to transform how you think, make de

A meditation on queer and trans persistence in global Hong Kong

Amidst heightened rhetoric and increasing polarization in the United States, American Pogroms chronicles the causes and consequences of two centuries of mob violence in American history, highlighting exactly what's at stake when we allow leaders to legitimate violence and the mob to rule. For much of American history, members of the majority population of the United States indiscriminately attacked and terrorized minority communities. In some parts of the country, mob violence seemed a near-constant part of the region's history, while in others it was a brief, horrific spasm that perpetrators--but not victims--quickly forgot. In American Pogroms, terrorism expert Daniel Byman argues that there is a word for this type of communal violence: pogrom. Although pogroms are historically associated with the orchestrated campaigns of anti-Jewish violence in Tsarist Russia, Byman asserts that pogroms have been an all-too-frequent feature of American history. Tracing two centuries of communal vio

Ideal for both students and practicing PAs, Ballweg's Physician Associate: A Guide to Clinical Practice, 8th Edition, helps you master all the core competencies needed for physician associate (formerly physician assistant) certification, recertification, and clinical practice. This fully revised text is highly visual and practical, featuring a succinct, bulleted writing style, convenient tables, practical case studies, and real-world questions that enable you to master key concepts and clinical applications. It remains the only textbook that covers all aspects of the physician associate profession, the PA curriculum, and the PA's role in clinical practice.Defines the physician associate role, serves as a key resource throughout the PA education program and beyond, and is uniquely designed to be used across the spectrum of lifelong learning-now fully updated and reorganized to reflect the changing role and profession of physician associatesAddresses all six physician assistant competenc

Practice-based evidence refers to research findings derived from clinical routine. As a complementary paradigm to randomized clinical trials, this evidence is collected through practice-oriented research with the goals of describing how mental health services are utilized and implemented, understanding how these services work or fail to work, and providing ways to improve practice. In contrast to traditional trials, practice-oriented research does not impose researcher-driven restrictions or prescriptions to clinical practice, which, for many practitioners, make research irrelevant to their work. By investigating psychological therapies as they are actually conducted in naturalistic settings, practice-oriented research stands as a strategy to foster a seamless integration between science and practice. In Practice-Based Evidence in the Psychological Therapies, practice-oriented researchers from different parts of the world and across a variety of clinical settings describe what led them

In this issue of Hand Clinics, guest editors Drs. Nina Suh and Kevin C. Chung bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Hand and Wrist Arthritis in the Young Patient: Options, Considerations, and Technical Tricks. Wrist arthritis in young patients is one of the most challenging and controversial pathologies in the field of hand surgery, particularly in patients with high-demand recreational and professional activities. In this issue, top experts review treatment considerations in these young, high-demand patients, including the critical preoperative decision of which joints are spared.Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including wrist anatomy; wrist biomechanics and carpal theories; wrist denervation: total vs. partial; radial styloidectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; four corner/three corner fusions: open vs. arthroscopic; proximal row carpectomy: open vs. arthroscopic; hemiarthroplasty; total wrist arthroplasty; and moreProvides in-depth clinical reviews on hand and

A dryly funny new picture book about a lap dog with a wild inner life, from multi-award-winning author-illustrator Tohby Riddle.Cynthia is a wild dog. She hunts anything that moves ... She scavenges for food … She'll even eat ice-cream if she has to.Perfect for readers 4 and up who like their humour wry and dry – think Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen’s The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse and Jory John & Lane Smith’s Penguin Problems.

The seventh atmospheric crime thriller in the Daniel Leicester series, set in the beautiful region of Puglia in the south of Italy. Perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones.

Pierre Sokolsky provides a history of knowledge of the Sun through the lens of sunspots and the solar cycle, shedding new light on key discoveries and the people who made them.